Klismos Dining Chairs with Saber Legs in Black, Sets of 2

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In profile, the back rail flows into swept saber legs in one continuous curve. The black finish reduces the whole … Read more In profile, the back rail flows into swept saber legs in one continuous curve. The black finish reduces the whole chair to that silhouette, which is what the klismos form was always about. The seat is upholstered in a soft cream that sits bright inside the dark outline rather than competing with it.

The frame is 21.5 inches wide but only 20 inches deep, a trim footprint that lets you seat more chairs along a table and slide them fully under the apron between meals. That shallow depth also makes them workable in a tight dining room where a deeper chair blocks the path behind. Six will ring a round table without the backs touching one another.

Klismos chairs belong with anything neoclassical, but the black frame holds up just as well beside a plain oak trestle or a marble-topped pedestal table. Set them against a papered wall or a run of pale plaster and the curve of the leg reads clearly. They work as dining seating, as a pair flanking a console, or singly at a writing desk in a bedroom. See less